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Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court
Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court Prisoners stand in a cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26, 2025. AP Photo/Alex Brandon A federal […]
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Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case The Supreme Court is seen on March 17, 2025, one day before Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke of a president. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on […]
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Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war Prison guards transfer alleged Venezuelan gang members to a detention center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. El Salvador presidential press office via AP As President Donald Trump often promised […]
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